Chapter 56
Chapter 56
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: The Challenge
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It was then.
“Everyone.”
A middle-aged man with a beard and a large mole, who had been quiet until now, stepped forward.
“I hereby guarantee that what Apothecary Su Jaeheon, who came with me, has said is the truth.”
Unlike the two people before him, he was from the Western Continent.
“The medicine made by the baby physician is fake! Do not be deceived! I, Peyman, a state-certified intermediate physician, will reveal the truth!”
A state-certified intermediate physician?
A state-certified physician was a license created by this country for its medical practitioners.
The ranks were divided into basic, intermediate, advanced, and master levels.
The higher the rank, the stricter the requirements for obtaining the license, and the number of people who held it decreased significantly.
Even an intermediate rank was rare.
‘To think they bribed someone like this. They must have spent a pretty penny.’
I subtly stifled a yawn.
Right, it was about time for this to come up. Fake medicine.
“Am I… supposed to have made some kind of fake medicine?”
It was ridiculous. No matter how much they insisted, it wasn't like the patients I'd treated for the past week were going to disappear.
The problem was that this guy, Peyman, whom Kanin seemed to have spent a good deal of money on, appeared to be a rather famous physician in these parts.
The crowd, which had been watching with mere curiosity until moments ago, began to stir.
‘Never heard of him, though.’
Only the names of renowned physicians and apothecaries remained in my memory. I wouldn't remember some mediocre nobody.
Physician Peyman looked at me and smiled benevolently.
“Child, I cannot deny that your talent is truly great, but you have gone too far! Where did you learn such wicked tricks!”
His lips were benevolent, but his curved eyes were sinister and cold.
“To use such a noble talent to deceive people.”
Having lived three lives, I'd learned to read faces, at least a little.
And looking at that guy Peyman's face…
I found it quite fascinating.
‘All these arrogant bastards look the same.’
Why do these people with puffed-up shoulders, just because they've learned a little something, always treat me this way?
“Your diagnoses are nonsense, too. Do you know that? They say you can identify any illness with just a diagnosis? What utter rubbish!”
Peyman spread his hands so wide his sleeves fluttered. Judging by his actions, he had the spirit of an independence fighter.
“For a true physician, diagnosis is merely a supplementary skill! How absurd… Absurd! I have never seen anyone diagnose as you do.”
Not all physicians were this narrow-minded.
‘But I always, exhaustingly, run into guys like this who create such prejudices.’
The treatment of a young, talented genius with no backing was always the same.
‘You learned the wrong way, so I will guide you. Therefore, follow me as you would a master.’
‘You learned the wrong way, so I will guide you. Therefore, follow me as you would a master.’
‘Your talent is a fraud; you must be using tricks. You have talent, but you weren't taught properly. Just do as I tell you…’
‘Your talent is a fraud; you must be using tricks. You have talent, but you weren't taught properly. Just do as I tell you…’
He seemed like the type who would have thrived running a cult rather than a clinic, as I could hear whispers from behind.
“That Physician Peyman is a reputable man…”
“He treated my father for just the cost of the medicine.”
“My great-aunt, too…”
“…If someone like him is saying it, could there be something strange going on?”
Amidst the murmuring, I stared calmly at Peyman.
‘Public opinion is so easily swayed.’
It wasn't their fault. It was hard to ignore the authority a license granted.
I scanned the physician, Apothecary Su Jaeheon, and the patient.
These guys would become the final gift set for Sinion.
“I obtained and investigated the patients you treated and the medicines you made. Your medicine is nothing more than a health supplement—a tonic that merely restores and recharges one's energy.”
At those words, the commotion grew louder.
‘This is why you shouldn't let just anyone get famous.’
After all the trouble of building a reputation, all he was doing was denouncing a three-year-old.
“I'll admit it frankly. It's a decent enough supplement, so it might seem like a cure for a short while. That's because replenishing one's vitality strengthens their recovery.”
“Hmm, this won't do!”
Just as I suspected. I'd heard enough of this nonsense. There was no need to listen to any more of it!
“Dada!”
Strangely, my father seemed to have been watching only me, his face asking for a response.
I pointed brightly at the physician and his group.
“Make those people float in da air.”
Whoooosh!
A strong wind that tickled my head blew past. The next moment, I saw a strange sight.
The physician was launched into the air.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
It wasn't just the physician. Apothecary Su Jaeheon and the fake patient from his group were sent flying up with him.
My jaw dropped.
Wow, just like rockets.
Of course, this was no time for sightseeing, so I quickly grabbed my father's clothes and corrected him.
“Too high! How are we supposed to talk like dis!”
“Wasn't that a request for punishment?”
“No! I wanna talk, just a wittle, a wittle bit lower!”
I need to see their faces, old man.
But my father was unmoved.
He seemed to be in a foul mood for some reason.
Well, he'd been listening to their nonsense since before I came out, so it made sense he'd be angry. They weren't the type to show respect to a warrior.
“I'll let them down after I've scared them a bit.”
I watched a performance of humans floating and circling in the air. Soon, their altitude lowered, and the physician's deathly pale face came into view.
What was amazing was that he recovered his senses so quickly after an experience much like a free-fall ride.
“Are you mad?! To use your powers on a certified physician as a warrior?! D-Do you think the Physician's Association will stand by and watch such an outrage?!”
Spoken like a state-certified physician, his pride seemed to be thoroughly wounded.
I'd admit, even an intermediate rank was quite rare.
‘Judging by what he said, it seems he's not entirely without skill.’
The apothecary also came to his senses and screamed at the top of his lungs.
“I-I'm a licensed apothecary, too! Th-The association won't let this slide!”
For the record, the patient had fainted.
I had my father carry me over to the physician's group.
“Eek, d-don't come any closer! Any more violence…”
Don't worry, I won't use violence.
‘I just made you float so you couldn't run away.’
The onlookers gulped. It seemed they were anticipating what was about to happen.
“Well, ya know. I was listening and listening, but I couldn't stand your words anymore, so I stopped you. A quack shouldn't be wunning his mouth so much.”
“Insolent child, who are you calling a quack…!”
I raised one corner of my mouth and met the physician's eyes.
“My medicine is fake? Then what about da fact that I treated fractures, bweeding, and injuries?”
“Th-That's…”
Just when I thought he was flustered, Peyman's face twisted into a smile.
“Who doesn't know that treating external wounds is easier than treating internal injuries! I suppose your abilities extend that far! Did I not say your talent was great?”
“Pretending to praise me while wooking down on me.”
“Silence! Do not mock the people any longer! It is children like you who grow up to become witches!”
Ah, I've heard that one to death.
‘His logic makes no sense.’
Were injuries the only thing I treated?
There were patients whose illnesses were completely cured on the spot, so he was just being stubborn.
The people were also slowly starting to realize this, and they began to look at the physician with eyes full of doubt.
“Yappity-yap. All talk, aren't we? And you're supposed to be such a great physician?”
Nevertheless, about half of the onlookers were still watching us with suspicion.
That's how much trust the title of a state-certified intermediate physician commanded.
Of course, I didn't care.
It wasn't like I'd only seen one or two guys like him.
‘State-certified? Don't make me laugh.’
At the end of my third life, you know what I obtained?
The one thing that exists above the master-level physician.
The position of Supreme Physician.
‘Come at me. Come at me.’
I smiled brightly and provoked him with a beckoning gesture from my tiny index finger.
I wasn't sure if a provocation from a chubby-cheeked face would even work, but…
“Let's have a little contest.”
“W-What?”
“I dunno if it's possible with your low-level skill of not even being able to identify a single medicine.”
Judging by his reddening face, it seemed to have worked wonderfully.
Alright, now let me show you how I became a physician and apothecary who could take on the empire all by myself.
“Bring me a patient. I'll treat them wight in front of you.”
No, I will *show* you.